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supplicatory::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | suppliant, supplicant |
| Derivation | supplicate |
Examples of supplicatory
supplicatory
The Pueblo Indians are known to have used prayer sticks, that is, sticks with feathers attached as supplicatory offerings.
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Sonia opens her door to stand on the sill, and the crowd shrieks and surges forward, a hundred arms straining for a supplicatory touch of her feet.
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The congregation traditionally stands during the entire repetition of this prayer, which contains a variety of confessional and supplicatory additions.
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These branches, originally intended as a charm to avert failure of the crops, were afterwards regarded as forming part of a supplicatory service.
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- Suppliant: humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"
